Miler Wild Waves Opens at Playland's Castaway Cove

After more than a year of delays, the boardwalk amusement center in Ocean City, New Jersey, at last opened Wild Waves, the third of its three-coaster complex, on September 6. Custom designed to surround the more vertical and narrow footprint of Gale Force (an S&S multilaunch coaster that opened in July), Wild Waves is a custom dipper-style coaster, which features a split lift and two full circuits around the taller, more extreme coaster. While the ride is aimed at all ages, even well-traveled ACE members have praised the sharp airtime and visual close calls with overhead structures. Wild Waves is a product of E&F Miler Industries, a company perhaps better known for its kid-sized coasters.